Rougham
Rougham is a village and former civil parish 19 miles (31 km) north west of Ipswich, now in the parish of Rushbrooke with Rougham, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.
Until April 2019 Rougham was in the St Edmundsbury district. In 1961 the parish had a population of 777. Rougham is also a ward, in 2011 the ward had a population of 2341. The ward touches Chadacre, Thurston, Rattlesden, The Fornhams & Great Barton, Moreton Hall, Lavenham, Horringer and Southgate. Rougham is pronounced "Ruff'm". In 1958 the parish had settlements at Mouse Lane estate, Rougham Green, Kingshall Street and Chapmans Close.
Getting around Rougham the local way
- Get inSee Ferry routes to Great Britain Bury St Edmunds is about 50 miles (80 km) inland of the easternmost coast of England.
- Get inFor more conventional ship travel, the nearest passenger ferry port is at Harwich (48 miles) for the Netherlands, Denmark and cruises to Germany and Scandinavia.
- Get inGreater Anglia train services from Harwich International port (ferry connections to Scandinavia and the Netherlands) direct to Bury St Edmunds (1 hr 6 min).
- Get inSouth Eastern train services to Stratford International (London) station from Dover (1 hr 4 min - for ferry connections to France) and Ramsgate (1 hr 11 min - for ferry connections to Belgium).
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